Creator
Mary [Muir Hand]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
[in margin: Did you receive the childrens photos that Willis sent you some time ago?]
[4]
weather I can scarcely realize that there can be so great a difference as [winter?] has always brought so many cold days for me but I rather enjoy winter up here notwithstanding the frosts.___________ We are all well - Phillips has had quite a number of cases of diptheria during the past year _ causing ten or twelve deaths._
With much love to you and Louie I remain, Aff- your Sister Mary
01149
[written on stationary with printed birds with nest on branch motif]
[1]
Phillips, Wis Dec. 21. /84
Dear Brother John
It is a very long time since I wrote to you. I scarcely know why but I feat I do not amount to much to any one as a correspondent.
Thinking back I realize that I have never even written you my thanks for the beautiful present you sent me by Willis
And another thing I realize - that is - that
[2]
we have failed to see you as we had hoped Are we all to be dis- appointed or will you come unannounced? _ Or do you fear the cold weather _ _ I long to see you and shall keep on hoping that a glad time will finally come that will bring you to us or us to you.
A letter from Annie informed me that you were not feeling well_ I trust you are well [illegible] this. And how is your little Wanda? I should like to make
[3] the acquaintance of your dear ones. Will that pleasure ever come?
The holidays are close by again and with all a sisters love I send you greetings.
The winter has been quite severe [It?] is not cold at present but last week it was very very cold [then?] and eight or ten inches of snow. Snow came before the ground was much frozen so there is little or no [frost?] in ground. [illegible] you are having pleasant
Location
Phillips, Wis
Date Original
1884 Dec 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18.5 x 22 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hand, Mary Muir, "Letter from Mary [Muir Hand] to [John Muir], 1884 Dec 21." (1884). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1580.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1580
Resource Identifier
muir05_0160-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0160
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
